Screen



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W. J. QUARRY.

SCREEN.

Patented Nov.v zo, 1888.

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UNITED VSTATES VILLIAM J. QUARRY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 393,1'75, dated November 20, 1888.

Application filed June 5, 188B. Soi-inl No. 276.121.

To-LZZ whom it 11m/y concern.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM J. QUARRY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Screens, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to those portable screens which are usually located near an open door to prevent the interior of a room being too conspicuous, or placed in front of a stove or grate to shield a person from the light and heat of the same; and my improvement includes a cheap and ornamental Ydevice vwhich can be readily folded together and packed away in a very small compass when not in use, the details of said improvement being hereinafter more fully described.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevationof `my folding screen in condition for use. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section through the lower portion of the device. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the screen folded together for storage or transportation. Fig. 5 shows the preferred form of latch wherewith the folding sections are united. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a modification of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 2, A represents the lower section, and A the upper section, of the backing,7 which portions of the screen Vare normaliy rectangular pieces of tar-board, or pulpboard, or thin veneers, or metallic sheets, the meeting edges of which are hinged together in front by a piece of leather, cloth, or other -Ilexrible material, B. (Seen only in Fig. 5.)

C'represents a sheet or sheets of paper, canvas, or other thin flexible material, upon which a suitable design is either lithographed, painted, or otherwise portrayed, the design here shown being arranged toinclude a center-piece or picture, D, surrounded by a curtain or tapestry, E, at the base of which vases and other ornamental accessories, F, are grouped. This lithographed sheet C is then adhesively attached to the front of a pair of hinged sections, A A', and after the glue or paste or other adhesive medium has become perfectly dry, these united members are cut or otherwise trimmed (No model.)

close to the edge of the design, so'as to cause said design to stand out in bold relief. This sheet C will hereinafter be alluded to as thc front of the screen, while said sections will be designated as the backing77 The front being thus secured to the backing, the latter must be stiffened iii the rear by a system of thin strips arranged to conform as closely as possible to the outline of the lithograph or other design. In the present case, however, as the design includes the idea of a picture placed on an easel, the strips are accordingly arranged as seen in Fig. 2. Here G H represent a pair of main battens united at bottom by a rail, I, and at top by-a strip, J, and, if desired, at an intermediate place by another strip, K. These battens converge toward the top, and have, respectively, continuations or extensions g h, united at their upper endslby a rail, L, the bottom of said extensions being joined by a strip, M. N is another strip, which may be arranged between the rail L and strip M. These battens, rails, and strips are halved or notched together at their junctions, so as to iit snugly against the rear surface of the .backing, to which they are glued or otherwise attached. As thus arranged, a jointed structure is afforded, of which the members J and M may be termed the hinge-strips, inasmuch as they are united by the flexible joint or coupling B.

It is evident some provision must be made for temporarily uniting the upper and lower sections of the screen, a very effective expedient being the rods or bolts O and staples or other keepers o, (seen in Fig. 2;) but in Figs. 3 and 5 a latch, I, is shown, which latch is adapted to engage with a headed pin, p. Itis also evident that some provisiou'must be made for maintaining the screenin an erect position, a base, It, being seen in Figs. 2 and 3, which base preferably consists of a box having a hinged lid, i'. The lower battons, Gr H, and rail I are attached to said box,which latter may be utilized for holding thc poker,tongs,shovel, and other accessories of a grate or stove. S are rollers or casters upon which the base or box is mounted; but in some cases the base may be wholly omitted and the screen be maintained in an erect position bya prop,T. (Seen in Fig. (i.) This prop is coupled tothe strip J,

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and whenthe screen is folded up said prop may be swung around to the diagonal position inneeded the couplings O orP can be disengaged from their respectivefastenings for the purpose of enabling the upper section to be turned down flat against the lower section, as seen in Fig. 4, which shows 'the folded screen detached from the base preparatory to being stowed away or packed for shipment. Vihen thus packed for shipment to a great distance, the coupling devices can be wholly omitted from the Ascreen and be applied thereto after it reaches its destination, thereby saving materially in transportation charges. Furthermore, in this illustration, as also in Figs. 3 and 6, the hinge B is omitted, thereby indicating that the front C may serve as the only medium for coupling the sections A and A together. Again, in Figs. 3, 4, and 6 the front has been left unsectioned, so as to render it'more distinct from the backing to which it is cemented.

motto, text, or other inscription may take the place of the picture D, or said picture may be a separate chromo, over which other chromos may be paste-d from time to time, thereby adding to the attractiveness of the device; or the space occupied bythe picture D may serve a suitable ground applied thereto, so as to serve as a blackboard, thereby converting the shade or screen into an educational appliance.

Whichever of these constructions may beadopted, the-front of the screen Will always present an ornamental appearance, inasmuch as the stiffeners and fastening devices are applied to the rear of the structure.

I claim as my invention- The combination, in a folding screen, of a backing, A A', jointed together atB and stift'- ened at rear by a system of strips, Gr g H h I J M L, a liexible sheet, C, adhesively attached to the front of said backing,which sheet has a suitable design at D EF portrayed thereon, a latch, Pp, for coupling the sections ofthe shade together, and a suitable support for maintaining the structure in an erect position, substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM J. QUARRY. `\'Vitnesses:

J AMEs H. LAYMAN, FRANCIS B. JAMES. 

